This concerns me too. I’m worried if I try to stop my Valium even with a doctors help I’ll still need to be in a residential treatment center or rehab until I can get over the withdrawals. It’s the main reason why I’ve stuck with my Pdoc who is out of state and I can only do telehealth with. He understands my meds and how much I need them and how scared I am to gain weight.

I took like 7 or 10 out of the 40 of my opiates after my first surgery. A bit more on my second surgery. But then I got off them just fine. But muscle relaxers now those work good at just about everything. Pain, sleep, and anxiety. But my doctor wouldn’t refill them. But I had no problem getting off those either.

I do have some anti vertigo meds I sometimes use to help me relax and sleep. I’ve had vertigo all afternoon so it wouldn’t even be a lie if I took one now. Even if I wanted it more for sleep.